Ibn Zuhr

Abu Marwan ' Abd al -Malik ibn Zuhr (Arabic: أبو مروان عبد الملك بن زهر ) (also known as Ibn Zuhr, Avenzoar, Abumeron or Ibn Azor ) (* 1091, † 1161 ) was an Arab physician, surgeon and teacher in al -Andalus.

Life and work

Ibn Zuhr was born at Seville (Spain). His famous work Kitaab at- Taisir fī l - mudāwāt wa -t - tadbīr (Book of simplification / Paving the way of therapy and diet) had great influence on the surgery. He improved the surgical and medical knowledge by exploring different diseases and their treatment. He showed that the Scabies is caused by parasites and proven surgical procedures on animals before he applied them to the people.